ATLANTA – The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team earned a Special Mention in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Team Honor Roll. The Nanooks, who finished with a 3.514 cumulative GPA during the 2023-24 academic year, came in tied for 52nd among all NCAA Division II programs in team grade point average.
The list recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs, inclusive to all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2023-24 season is the 29th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
Teams having a 3.0 combined GPA and qualifying for consideration for the top 25 in their respective divisions are also listed as special mentions.
| Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
| 1 |
Ashland |
Kari Pickens |
3.875 |
| 2 |
St. Cloud State |
Lori Fish |
3.847 |
| 3 |
Montana State Billings |
Kevin Woodin |
3.824 |
| 4 |
Texas Woman's |
Beth Jillson |
3.810 |
| 5 |
Westminster |
Asami Morita |
3.802 |
| 6 |
Lubbock Christian |
Steve Gomez |
3.801 |
| 7 |
Chaminade |
Michael Edwards |
3.794 |
| 8 |
Upper Iowa |
Justin Maass |
3.792 |
| 9 |
Henderson State |
Jill Thomas |
3.786 |
| 10 |
Tiffin |
Joshua Mason |
3.773 |
| 11 |
Eckerd |
Paul Honsinger |
3.770 |
| 12 |
West Liberty |
Kyle Cooper |
3.763 |
| 13 |
Fort Hays State |
Talia Kahrs |
3.755 |
| 14 |
Maryville |
Brita Hand |
3.724 |
| 15 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
Bill Cleary |
3.719 |
| 16 |
Kutztown |
Janet Malouf |
3.718 |
| 17 |
Central Missouri |
David Slifer |
3.716 |
| 18 |
Pace |
Carrie Seymour |
3.713 |
| 19 |
Chestnut Hill |
Reggie Hill |
3.692 |
| 20 |
Embry-Riddle (FL) |
Lisa Wilson |
3.688 |
| 21 |
Lee |
Marty Rowe |
3.668 |
| 22 |
Post |
Courtney Burns |
3.665 |
| 23 |
Wingate |
Ann Hancock |
3.663 |
| 24 |
Southern New Hampshire |
Karen Pinkos |
3.650 |
| 25 |
Colorado Mesa |
Taylor Wagner |
3.646 |
Special Mention: Southwest Minnesota State, Tom Webb, 3.641; Rockhurst, Larry Park, 3.635; Point Loma Nazarene, Charity Elliott, 3.635; Northwestern Oklahoma State, Tasha Diesselhorst, 3.633; Emory & Henry, Jaclyn Dickens, 3.625; Missouri S&T, Kira Carter, 3.619; McKendree, Kari Kerkhoff, 3.618; Rollins, Glenn Wilkes, 3.611; Minnesota State, Emilee Thiesse, 3.603; Truman State, Theo Dean, 3.597; MSU Denver, Tanya Haave, 3.595; Seattle Pacific, Mike Simonson, 3.590; Michigan Tech, Samantha Clayton, 3.573; Montevallo, Olivia Chapman, 3.573; Union, Mark Campbell, 3.569; Northwest Nazarene, Steve Steele, 3.561; Franklin Pierce, Mark Swasey, 3.554; Findlay, Michele Durand, 3.554; Harding, Tim Kirby, 3.554; UW-Parkside, Jen Conely, 3.544; D'Youville, Alison Bouman, 3.538; Carson-Newman, Michael Mincey, 3.538; Frostburg State, Jenna Eckleberry, 3.534; Wayne State (MI), Carrie Lohr, 3.530; Pittsburg State, Amanda Davied, 3.518; Azusa Pacific, T.J. Hardeman, 3.516; UVA Wise, Jamie Cluesman, 3.514; Shorter, LaSheena Brooks, 3.514; Alaska Fairbanks, Amy Donovan, 3.514; Emporia State, Brian Ostermann, 3.509; Florida Tech, John Reynolds, 3.490; Hillsdale, Brianna Brennan, 3.457; Gannon, Cleve Wright, 3.452; Davenport, Shonda Sanders, 3.446; Quincy, Courtney Boyd, 3.438; Mercyhurst, Brooklyn Kohlheim, 3.418; Assumption, Kerry Phayre, 3.413; Kentucky State, Amani Williams, 3.408; Hawai'i Hilo, David Kaneshiro, 3.405; Tuskegee, Chiante Wester, 3.402; Daemen, Jenepher Banker, 3.399; Virginia Union, Tierra Terry, 3.378; CSU Monterey Bay, Sarah Hopkins-Chery, 3.369; CSU East Bay, Jenny Thigpin, 3.353; South Dakota Mines, Jeri Jacobson, 3.352; Dominican (CA), Tim LaKose, 3.346; Coker, Melissa DeVore, 3.337; Bentley, C White, 3.329; UNC Pembroke, John Haskins, 3.312; Lincoln, Janice Washington, 3.302; Tusculum, Roger Hodge, 3.266; Newman, Amy Briggs, 3.247; West Florida, Stephanie Yelton, 3.123; Academy of Art, Jesse Clark, 3.109; Converse, Samantha Davidson, 3.070; CSU San Bernardino, Casandra Renno, 3.055.
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